This is an American alligator which is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. An average adult alligator weighs 790 pounds and has a length of 13 feet. The largest recorded was 19.2 feet. Alligators are native only to the United States and China. It is said that there are over a million alligators in the state of Florida. They can be found in fresh and brackish bodies of water. This was photographed in a wetland in Boynton Beach, Florida.
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Save A Dog: 74-Year-Old Woman Jumped Onto An Alligator’s Back To Save Her Dog

By Jessica Hinckle

In late August of 2021, Suzan Marciano, a 74-year-old resident of the Boca Raton area in Florida, heroically saved her Golden Retriever mix, Nalu, from the actual jaws of an alligator.

Taking strolls by the lake down at Burt Aaronson Park was a common pastime for Marciano and…

Jessica Hinckle
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